graham crisp Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 My Manta A (NOW 240M) is soon back on the road after being stripped down to an inch of its life. Filler, Filler , Filler removed not to mention the Shropshire News !!!!! Painted this week, Vinyl roof on Friday, Glass going back in Saturday, just the Axles engine bumpers interior and everything else to follow arghhhhhh. Car will be ready for the Classic Car show at the NEC, I can actually see the finish line :-)Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlinetta Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Good stuff. Nice to see another Manta being fully restored. Has it taken you long to get to this stage? Did you carry out much of the work yourself? This is what I plan on doing with my Manta B in time ..a full resto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumster Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I always found the Lancashire Evening Telegraph a much more substantial protection barrier than the Shropshire news in the event of an accident..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham crisp Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 Hi I went to the Classic Car show at the NEC last year and saw Simon on the Opel stand who put me in touch with a guy who had one to sell. I travelled to Anglesey to view the car and the deal was done,the car had an MOT and looked lovely and a credit to the previous owner. I've stripped the car myself with help from a mate called John who owns a garage round the corner of my house, I've sandblasted for hours and hours, the Axles and the whole underneath of the car. Stripped the car down to bare metal, that's when we found holes, filler and various newspapers. Not complaining all part of the job, after various parts purchased from Simon + Chris and Dr Manta ( don't know how he sleeps at night ) the car is coming back together, this is my 1st ever project and loved every minute. Engine rebuilt, all chrome has been polished, Axles and various other bits powder coated,new interior I'm really hoping by the time we work out how its all goes back together i've got a car to be proud of. Couldn't of done it without help from so many people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapierdave Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Sounds great, can't wait to see the finished pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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